Lloyd Duane Lee (1925 - 2008)

Born 22 Aug 1925 in Arlington, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Aug 2008 at age 82 in Montgomery, Fayette, West Virginia, United States

Biography

2008 Death

BURIAL Arlington Cemetery

Arlington, Brookings County, South Dakota, USA

PLOT Block E, Lot 222, Grave 3

MEMORIAL ID 147333649^[1]

Lloyd Duane Lee, 82, of Charlton Heights, died Aug. 3, 2008, after a short illness.

Born Aug. 22, 1925, in Arlington, S.D., he was the son of the late Halvor and Olive Hefte Lee. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Hagen Lee; sons, Daniel Lee and Thomas Lee; brothers, Royce Lee and Robert Lee; and sisters, Francis Lee and Mavis Johnson.

Lloyd served in the U.S. Army (he was a member of the 51st Signal Battalion) during the Korean Conflict and then farmed in South Dakota for a year. He returned to school and graduated from South Dakota State College in Brookings, S.D., with both B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering. He taught mechanical engineering courses at SDSU and moved to West Virginia in 1967, where he was a professor and department chairman of mechanical engineering at West Virginia Institute of Technology until his retirement in April 1990. While at WVIT he was faculty advisor for Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and served on many committees. He had professor emeritus status at WVUIT.

Lloyd was an active member of Montgomery Presbyterian Church and was a Grand Mason. Other memberships and organizations included Eagles Club, Rotary Club of Montgomery (Paul Harris Fellow), Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Elks Club.

Surviving: his daughters and their husbands, Laura J. and Brian Klusener of Pittsburg, Kan., Nancy K. and Mark Musick of Honaker, Va., and Karen L. and Bill Crenshaw of Jacksonville, N.C.; grandchildren, Will and Andrew Klusener, Tom and Kristen Crenshaw, and Mary Musick; his brother, Glenn Lee of Batavia, Ill.; and sisters, Shirley Olson of Boise, Idaho, Ruth Olson of Ramona, S.D., and Norma Hansen of Volga, S.D.

A memorial service to celebrate Lloyd’s life was held Aug. 7 at Montgomery Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, with Rev. Joan Stewart and Rev. Shirley Hutchins officiating. It was followed by visitation and luncheon for family and friends at the church. Burial service will follow at a later date in Arlington, S.D. The family requests donations to the Memorial Fund at Montgomery Presbyterian Church, Box 57, Montgomery, WV 25136. Arrangements by O’Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery. - See more at: http://www.montgomery-herald.com/obituaries/x519323357/Obituaries-Wednesday-August-13-2008?zc_p=2#sthash.VyMJsA9X.dpuf

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147333649